Sunday, May 03, 2009

now if any one know these two peopleyou know they have been dating for a wheidand if you also know they keep the private life, private

but if you know where the story came from, blame it on the free press

Because according to the Free Press in there online web site tonightWhite Stripes Drummer Meg White and and Jackson Smith and getting married on May 22in Nashville

Now according to the report they got engaged several weeks ago

and since they keep there private people out of the scenethey will held there wedding in Nashvillebut they will hold a reception in Detroit after the weddingfor all there Motor City Well Wishers

this will be the 1st wedding to Jackson Smithand the 2nd for Meg white Married Jack back in the late 90but broke up just as the white stripes was about to heat upthat lead the early decade Garaged Rock Scene.

So on behalf of your truly and the other music fansand blogger who either like the white stripes or don't like the white stripes

pleased let congratulate the New Happy Love Birdsas they walk down the Chapel and let hoped they be together for a long time.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Last Night at a secret location some where in Detroitand do mean some where in Detroit the drawing for the bandsin the first ever Rock Band Lottery took place

With this draw the name of the 15 one-off band was revilednow since i have now idea where the draw was held and along day yesterday at Comerica Park seeing a tigers game

i did not know until today 1st on MotorCityRocks.comand clear further at the Eat This City Blog

The Bottom is the list of all 15 bands who will nowhave a week to pratect one original song and one Cover songand all will be play live at the Magic Stick Next Week on Wednesday, April 22in what there calling it Rock Lottery

Thursday, March 19, 2009

My jaw just drop when i read this in the Detroit News Web site just after 4 PM

According to the Detroit News web site http://www.detnews.com/ The Bad economy in the Detroit area have calm a high profile victim.

The C-POP Art Gallery in midtown Detroitthe indie art place Next to the Magic Stick complex on the corner of Woodward and Willis near Wayne State may close in June.

According to owner Tom Thewes "staying open just doesn't make sense" blaming slow art sales, the Troubled of doing business in Detroit, and the building landlord's to put the building for sale on the property over a year ago and begin in bad times in the Detroit Metro Area did not help much.

there may be hope by turning the building into a mix used Venue that may incorporate C-POP if all else fail June may see the end of the edged art galley that have been located at it current location since 1998 [it stared in 1995 in Royal Oak].

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Breaking Culture News from the Culture City News Room[1ST LOCAL BLOG TO POST IT]

Belevied it or not The lead Singer of the White Stripes and the the RaconteursJack White have from a Brand New Band, yes i kid you not.

According to a story on Spin which was post at just after 9 PM tonightthe Band will be called:

"The Dead Winters"

The Band Will be made up of:

Alison Mosshart of the Kills on vocalsJack Lawrence of The Raconteurs and Blanced on bassDean Fertita who the touring keyboardest for the like of The Raconteurs and Queens of the Stone Age's playing guitarAnd Jack White playing drums and be on vocals of course

It will be Jack Thrid actice band jack have been in Next to the The Raconteurs who wrap up toruing Consolers of the Lonely last year and the white stipes who was last see on the last Late night with Conon O'Brian show almost three weeks ago.

Oh Wait there more, According to the SPIN story they have there debut album made already and in ture Jack White Stlye he record in three weeks in the Third Man building in Jack Current home of Nashville, TN

It Will be called "Horehound" and it will be released in June on Jack Third Man record label.

Oh, Wait there even, even more to this story there 1st gig tonight in a the Third Man Records building in downtown Nashville, From What SPIN said "A limited edition 7" vinyl pressing of the Dead Weather's debut single, "Hang You From the Heavens" (including a cover of Gary Numan's "Are Friends Electric?"), will be available exclusively to invited guests at Wednesday night's event. The two songs are expected to hit iTunes immediately following the gig.

So How this Happend last September Alison Mosshart join the Raconteurs for a couple of songs in a Raconteurs Tour Stop in Memphis, TN and then some how a Super Group was From.

There is Video of the gig below here and Not only that, "The Kills" Will be doing a Detroit gig May 8th at the Stick.

But in downtown Nashville tonight, Jack revealed that he’s piled a few more huge endeavors on his plate. His brand-new band, The Dead Weather, played its first show at the invitation-only opening of White’s new Third Man Records building, which will serve as the headquarters for his record label and house a record store, photo studio and performance stage.

“This band is the first project to come out of this new system, which is our new studio in town and this building,” White said before playing a copy of the band’s debut album, Horehound, for guests.

“If one of the bands working here says, ‘Jack, there’s a great band that played at the End on Friday night, you should check these guys out,’ Saturday morning, they can come to Third Man Studios and we can cut a couple of songs. They can come back to the photo studio and we can take a photo of them. We can cut the acetate and run it down the block, and within three weeks, we can have a thousand copies of a 45 that they can sell at shows.”

The band performed for a room full of fans, friends and industry insiders that included Sheryl Crow and Martina McBride.

and the Third Man Records have a web site as well:http://www.thirdmanrecords.com

From the web site:

Third Man Records, the imprint on which Jack White releases all of his music including The White Stripes and The Raconteurs, now has a physical location in downtown Nashville. White's new Third Man Records building serves as the company HQ and houses the label's offices plus a vinyl record store, photo studio, dark room and performance stage.

In celebration of the building's opening, the label’s newest rock outfit, The Dead Weather, delivered their first public performance with a set including songs from their forthcoming album, Horehound. The band, fronted by Alison Mosshart (known to music fans as one half of The Kills) includes The Raconteurs' Jack Lawrence on bass, Dean Fertita from Queens Of The Stone Age on guitar and Jack White on drums and vocals. In addition to playing, White also served as producer on Horehound. Recording took place earlier this year in just three weeks at the newly constructed Third Man Studio, designed from the ground up by White. Third Man plans a June release for the album.

Around 150 fans, family and friends attended the Third Man Records grand opening event and exchanged their letter-pressed invitations for limited edition 7" vinyl pressings of The Dead Weather's debut single "Hang You From The Heavens" (b/w a stealth cover of Gary Numan's "Are Friends Electric?"). The Dead Weather hand painted each of the 150 7" records that also included a different photo booth strip of the band members. Downloads of these two songs are now available exclusively through iTunes.

Last Night it was day Three of the Metro Times Hamtramck blowout and last night was a real great night for local music because it was a oh so good day with temp near the mid 60's, it would be a enjoyable night for going up and down around the hamtramck area.

There would no considering about bundle up for cold weather, it was just cool to walk to one gig to the Next gig or take the shuttle bus which is well begin run this year including the Night Move Bus which is a difference experience because it a green bus and instead of the crappy music from a radio station there was local music pump in the bus and it was all local.

not only that there was some good Vittuam Water on the front of the bus which was good for those of you tried after a full show of taking a rest from all that walking, Oh despise report that was put on the web, No i don't need a Segway thanks you very much, I am fine.

The Best part of the blowout is for new place to offer discount for the blowout and the Towbriged House of Coffee offer a discount and add a quite from a popular you tube clip of some hot head cable host to tell everybody "WILL DO IT LIVE".

After a few days of teasing to the Blog think he would show up as me[which is not true] i did see former MT and current freelance writer Johnny Loftus show up at the K and C checking out the blowout, and it look like he is doing well.

Last night was pretty full all over the place by the 11 PM some of the placed i visit it was near or almost full house when i went to the "Atlas Bar" it was full for four hours Friend, i spend the 1st ten minutes with MT Editor W. Kim Hairon until i found a spot where some of my friends was sitting, that how crowed it was.

and one more note some of the bands play much, much early, i was going to see Elle and the fonts they was going to play at 9:40 PM but play at the same time as the blue flowers, and miss Kelly jean clawell because she play early as well not only that Fred Thomas [of SLGTM fame]and Aran Ruth switch time slot so when they say line up subject to change, think it will change at the last mintue.

as for the music highlights the K of C roof blow off with the sounds of the dirtbombs which have a great line-up these days with the addition of Zachary Weedon of the readies which make a prefit match for Ko demon fuzz playing guitar, the K of C Main Hall was total full expect for the back which is amazing despite the bad sound.

also ripping the blowout was "The Terrible Twos" who punk rock was awesome and blew everybody ears at the blow out.

also good was Tone & Niche which there music is good live you always like good band with string in it and they was good.

also good and fun was four hours friends it great to see a good band who add country and rock together and not only that the girl in the band [who is the girlfriend of the lead singer] look pretty cool.

also Great and cool and also seeing them for the first time since Changing there band name from Ether Aura was "The Blueflowers" which was real cool to see the band, i had to miss them two weeks ago because i when to the back in spades show, but they sound good and at the same time look like a real pretty band may be it the addition of pretty cool base player.

Now i arrived at the carbon bar to see "Jason Croff Family Band" they was going to go on at about 12:20 AM, but end it up going on 12:40 AM i did not stick around because i took a shuttle to the Knight of Columbus to catch the dirtbombs to round up the night.

Well Tonight is the last night of the blowout and yes the blowout least fave friend "Bad Weather" will arrived, but it will not be cold and snow as in years past but it will be cold and rainy with a little bit of thunder and no it not going to be the NBA Team from OKC.

but you stay dry for THE SWAMP SISTERS, FRIENDLY FOES, SATORI CIRCUS, THE DETROIT COBRAS, CARJACK and a lot,lot more and after the Next blowout will be in 12 months from now.

Just whan to let you know about a special Famliy show case beging held today at the Cafe 1923 [2287 HOLBROOK] and it beging called a "FAMILY HOOTENANY" it going to be music for Kids and Families it will beging at about 1 PM with the first act go at about 2:10 PM and will end at about 4 PM.

I Just check in with Cafe 1923 and they tell me there is No Cover for showcase, but if you are wareing a blowout wrist band you will get a small discount on any of the food and coffee items at the cafe 1923